Gift of the Day: Tervis Tumblers a Whole New Way

Tervis Tumblers with Butter Sauce for Sarasota Shrimp

Tervis Tumblers promise to keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold, and I'm so in love with the fact the tumblers keep the ice fresh in my diet coke that I rarely think to use them for anything hot.

Last night I was hosting a small birthday dinner and wanted to keep it simple with placemats, but I was serving Sarasota Shrimp (recipe below) which includes a delicious butter dipping sauce.  My butter warmers are great, but without fail you end up with a table full of butter drips which is a yucky mess to clean up. 

Divine inspiration or to quote Plato 'necessity, who is the mother of invention' directed me to give my 12 oz Tervis Tumblers a try as butter sauce cups.  They were perfect!  The butter sauce stayed perfectly warm while we were at the table and the 12 oz Tervis Tumblers were great for dunking the shrimp.

Other ideas for using the 'Cocktail Size' Tervis Tumblers  to keep sauces warm would be maple syrup for pancakes or french toast sticks, chocolate sauce, and maybe even an au jus or gravy.  Of course, the tumblers would work well to keep dips and sauces cold too!  Great for vegetable dip (our favorite is Spinach & Herb Dip Mix from Tastefully Simple, cocktail sauce, pimento cheese or salsa.

Here is the recipe for Sarasota Shrimp (adapted from Sunsational, Junior League of Greater Orlando)

For the boil:

• 1 lb of shrimp per person
• 1 box Zatarain's crawfish, shrimp and crab boil
• 1 large sweet onion sliced
• 2 lemons cut into quarters
• 4 stalks of celery with leaves (I like using the center of the bunch)

1. Mix the boil, onion, lemons and celery into about 1/2 gallon water
2. Allow to sit for 30 minutes or so
3. Simmer for at least 30 minutes before adding the shrimp; you can simmer longer if you wish
4. Once the boil is bubbling, add shrimp and boil for 3-5 minutes til done

For the butter sauce (this makes way more than you need for 4-5 lbs of shrimp):

• 3 sticks butter
• 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbs Soy Sauce
• 1 tbs Tarragon vinegar
• 3-4 tbs fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbs salt
• 8 dashes of Tabasco sauce

Mix all of the above and stir regularly over low heat. Sauce ends up a light brown/golden yellow color.  Pour into your 12 oz Tervis Tumblers and serve!

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Monogrammed Tervis Tumblers are fantastic gifts. Give them to children with their names --kids love Tervis and you can order matching lids to help prevent spills!

Mugs are great for the coffee drinkers in your life. Some customers say they prefer using the mugs for soup or ice cream. However and wherever you like to use Tervis Tumblers, they are a guaranteed successful gift!Personalize with a name or monogram. Take the customization a step further by adding emblems with your favorite collegiate team or Major League Baseball team.

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Gift of the Day: MLB Tervis Tumblers - Personalized of course!

Major League Baseball playoffs are full swing (pardon the pun) with the Yankees, Dodgers and Angels all moving to the next round while the Phillies & Rockies continue to battle it out. All this post-season excitement inspired us to make MLB Tervis Tumblers the Gift of the Day.

What a perfect gift for the baseball lover in your life! Fans young and old would love a Tervis Tumbler with their favorite team's emblem and their name or monogram. Personalized MLB Tervis Tumblers would make a fun stocking stuffer this holiday season. Matching father and son tumblers could be very cute!

Tervis Tumblers insulated products keep cold drinks cold and hot drinks hot. They are freezer, dishwasher, and microwave safe and come with a lifetime guarantee. You just can't beat them!

As a Gift of the Day, all MLB Tervis Tumblers will be 10% October 12 - 19, 2009. See all 34 styles here